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- [ros-truh]
- /ˈrɒs trə/
- /ˈrɑs·trəm/
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- [ros-truh]
- /ˈrɒs trə/
Definitions of rostra word
- noun rostra a plural of rostrum. 1
- noun plural rostra any platform, stage, or the like, for public speaking. 1
- noun plural rostra a pulpit. 1
- noun plural rostra a beaklike projection from the prow of a ship, especially one on an ancient warship for ramming an enemy ship; beak; ram. 1
- noun plural rostra Roman Antiquity. (in the forum) the raised platform, adorned with the beaks of captured warships, from which orations, pleadings, etc., were delivered. 1
- noun plural rostra Biology. a beaklike process or extension of some part; rostellum. 1
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Origin of rostra
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; < Latin rōstrum snout, bill, beak of a bird, ship's prow (in plural, speaker's platform), equivalent to rōd(ere) to gnaw, bite (cf. rodent) + -trum instrumental suffix, with dt > st
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Parts of speech for Rostra
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rostra popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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